Show:
SONG TITLES -- NOW IN GERMAN
ENDS WITH 2 VOWELS
PIRATES
THEY MEAN BUSINESS!
THROWING THE BOOK AT YOU
200
'1981:
Dolly Parton,
"Neun Bis Funf"'
"9 To 5"
200
'This Muslim temple typically has one or more towers called minarets'
a mosque
200
'In November 1717 he took a 26-gun French ship called the Concorde, added 14 guns, & renamed it Queen Anne's Revenge'
Blackbeard
200
'19th century robber baron Jay Gould caused the Black Friday panic with his speculation on this commodity'
gold
200
'Heirs of billionaire Troy Phelan battle over his estate in "The Testament" by this author/lawyer'
Grisham
400
'1983:
Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson,
"Sagen, Sagen, Sagen"'
"Say, Say, Say"
400
'Slang for a private eye like Sam Spade, it can also mean to move softly'
gumshoe
400
'Stede Bonnet has been described as the only pirate who actually made his victims do this, to their death'
walk the plank
400
'It's Proctor & Gamble's main toothbrush brand, & they must want you to squeeze some Crest onto it'
Oral-B
400
'"Javert in Disarray" is a chapter in this 1862 tale'
Les Misérables
600
'1986:
The Bangles,
"Gehen Sie Wie Ein Agypter"'
"Walk Like An Egyptian"
600
'It's a passage in prose or a part of a play in which one character speaks alone'
a soliloquy (or monologue)
600
'Weapons used by pirates included pistols, daggers & this curved sword whose name is from the French for "knife"'
cutlass
600
'"Computer, Communication, Compatibility" were combined to describe the business of this Silicon Valley co.'
3Com
600
'This 1996 novel detailing a woman's Jamaican adventure spent 21 weeks on the N.Y. Times bestseller list'
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
800
'1992:
Right Said Fred,
"Ich Bin Zu Reizvoll"'
"I\'m Too Sexy"
800
'In this fast-moving game, players use a basket called a cesta to throw the ball'
jai alai
800
'In 1674, 4 years after ravaging Cuba, this English buccaneer was knighted & named Lt. Governor of Jamaica'
Sir Henry Morgan
800
'Even if you don't have the Donald's bank, you can still invest in properties with a REIT, this type of investment trust'
real estate
800
'A marlin's skeletal remains play a pivotal role in this 1952 literary work'
The Old Man and the Sea
1000
'1984:
Wham!,
"Wecken Sie Mich Oben Auf Bevor Sie Gehen-Gehen"'
"Wake Me Up Before You Go Go"
1000
'In mythology, she was the maiden carved in ivory by Pygmalion & brought to life by Aphrodite'
Galatea
1000
'In 1529 this red-bearded corsair captured Algiers & made it a stronghold of piracy on the Mediterranean'
Barbarossa
1000
'This company owns HarperCollins Publishers as well as 20th Century Fox'
News Corp(oration)
1000
'"...All perfume yes and his heart was going like mad and yes I said yes I will Yes" ends this book'
Ulysses